omwoyo
Tooro edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit; heart”). Cognate with Phuthi ḿmoyá (“wind; spirit”), Kikuyu muoyo (“life”), Swahili moyo (“heart; courage”) and Chichewa moyo (“life”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
omwoyo class 3 (plural emyoyo class 4, augmentless mwoyo, plural augmentless myoyo)
Derived terms edit
- Mwoyo wa Ruhanga (“spirit of God”)
- Mwoyo Muhikiriire (“Holy Spirit”)
See also edit
- omutima (“heart”)
References edit
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 19
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro-Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro-Rutooro dictionary][2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 272